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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Feb. 21, 2023
Filed:
Oct. 05, 2021
Norco Industries, Inc., Compton, CA (US);
Bernard F. Garceau, Vandalia, MI (US);
NORCO INDUSTRIES, INC., Compton, CA (US);
Abstract
A boat may have a deck and a plurality of pontoons or hulls supporting the deck of the boat. The boat may include a starboard side pontoon, a port side pontoon, and possibly a middle pontoon. A positioning assembly may be provided with one or more of the foregoing pontoons. Each of the positioning assemblies may comprise a link assembly coupling the deck to the starboard side pontoon, wherein the link assembly is configured to permit pivoting of the starboard side pontoon relative to the deck from a retracted position, where the starboard side pontoon is proximate to an underside of the deck, to an extended position, where the starboard side pontoon is moved further from the underside, and an actuator provided to position the starboard side pontoon between the retracted position and the extended position. The boat may further include a leveling control system having a controller and a level sensor configured to detect an attitude of the deck, the controller in communication with the actuators and cause actuation of either or both of the actuators to extend or retract the port side pontoon and/or the starboard side pontoon based on data received from the level sensor indicative of the deck attitude.